Christian de Castries

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Christian de Castries
Born	11 August 1902 (1902-08-11) Paris, France
Died	29 July 1991(1991-07-29) (aged 88) Paris, France
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	French Army
Years of service	1921-1959
Rank	General de brigade
Commands	Mobile Group 2 Mobile Group 1 Operational Group North-West
Battles / wars	World War II First Indochina War Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Christian Marie Ferdinand de la Croix de Castries (11 August 1902 – 29 July 1991) was the French commander at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954.